Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-02-23
TEXAS VERY ANGRY.

THE ACTION OF THE UNITED STATES SEN
ATE DENOUNCED AS AN INSULT AND OUT
RAGE.
AUSTIN, TEX, February 19.-Hon. Gus
tave Cook, Criminal District Judge of Gal
weston and Harris counties, has emorial-
ised the Legislature on the outrage of the
United States Senate in examining into the
Washington county alleged outrages. The
memorial is as follows
"To the Senate and House of Representa-
tires of the State Of Terds =
Gas citizen of the State Of Texas l beg
to memorialise your honorable bodies and
respectfully urge the passage of the follow
ing joint resolution as the expression of the
people of Texas -
BE 1T resojced By the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the Sfate Of TEXAS,
That the action of the majority of the
United States Senate in causing a commit
| tee to investigate charges against people of
Washington county upon the instigation of
trio of disreputable reuegades who are
| fugitives from justice if not from legal
prosecution, Is insulting to Texas, as we'll
as to every other State in the Union, is un-
| warranted by law, and without the scope
of the Senate's authority. That being SO,
any appropriations o. expenditures of
money belonging TO the United States for
| such purpose is fraudulent conversion
thereof without the consent of the owner,
and is embezzlement and felony under the
! law, and its author shouid be punished by
| confinement in the penitentiary for not less
| than two nor more than ten wears and be
| it further
"Resoired, That in our best Judgment no
citizen is bound to obey their pretended
authority in this behalf, ard the civil au-
| thorities are advised to interpose by all law
| full means for the protection of our citizens
against this unlawful and high handed
usurpation.
tSigned] GUsTAvE Cook.
The Legislature has taken no action up
on the memorial, and members are in a
quandary as to what disposition to make of
it, there being diversity ofopinion. There
are those who believe that while the out
rage investigation is in progress at Wash
ington, action upon the memorial would be
ill-advised; others want to bury it, while
others agree with Judge Cook and many
make an effort to bring up it for disposal
STRIKRs.-The rank and file of the
Knights of Labor and other labor organiza-
tions must be very unteachable people if
they do not learn useful lesson from the
disastrous outcome of the late numerous
strikes throughout The country. We take
only two for examples. That of last Spring
on the Great Southwestern or Gould rail-
road system, and the strike inaugurated in
New York and vicinity by District Assem-
bly 40. The first. as is we'll known. after
derangiuq business in four or five States.
and producing untold suffering among the
laborino class. resulted in the inter- and
entire defeat of the labor organization and
substantially in the disintegration of the
order of Knights of Labor in that section of
the Upion. The net result of the recent
great strike in New York after continuing
| for six weeks in midwinter with what suf,
fe,ino tn the laborer and his family Who
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